A Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside the Armed Forces Tribunal’s dismissal of the widow’s second application as repeating a previously decided cause.
Judge / Bench — Justices Sanjeev Kumar and MA Chowdhary
Her earlier application concerned special family pension, whereas the later claim relied on developments concerning eligibility for invalid pension under the Ministry of Defence policy and the resulting family-pension entitlement. That asserted basis required examination rather than mechanical rejection because the first application had failed. The matter was remanded to the Tribunal for a decision on merits; no pension was granted by the High Court. The practical point is to compare the entitlement, legal basis and relief in successive applications carefully before treating the later proceeding as barred by the earlier adjudication.
Case — Satya Devi v. Union of India and others · WP(C) 3165/2026 · 5 October 2026 · Jammu wing
Advocates appearing — Petitioner — Mr. Chakshu Sharma, Advocate (through virtual mode). Respondents — Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI, with Mr. Karan Sharma, CGSC.